22 Movies You’ll Regret Not Watching

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8. The Shawshank Redemption

Prison life is rough, but one learns how to get through it with friends. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman become friends in prison in this 1994 movie directed by Frank Darabont.

They learn that sometimes the smallest act of generosity can be freeing. Frank Darabont would go on to have a very well respected career in both film and television.

Other films that he would direct included other Stephen King adaptations like “The Green Mile” and “The Mist.”

He also had a hand in adapting the incredibly popular comic book “The Walking Dead” and bringing it to television on the cable channel AMC.

Andy Dufresne, Robbins’ character, is tormented in prison. Innocent of his supposed crimes, Dufresne endures years of unfair prison time and all of its abuses. Because of his previous career, he is discovered to have talents that are extremely useful to the powers that be.

His value to the prison, once understood, is not easy to let go of even once officials discover that there is more to this man’s innocence story than previously supposed. The conclusion of this film is one of the most memorable in all of film history. This is an inspiring movie that you’ll never forget once you see it.